Prisoners from HMP Five Wells will take part in a series of DM training workshops and then compete in a tournament to decide who will become Debating Matters Beyond Bars Champions 2025! The competition will take place over two days and feature a specially convened Question Time event with high-profile figures being grilled by prisoners!
Friday 16 May: Beyond Bars Group Stage
Group One
Group Two
Team A
Team B
Team C
Team D
Team E
Team F
09:30 Arrival
10:00 Welcome
10:20-11.20 | DEBATE 1:
We should accept the risks inherent in contact sports
GROUP 1
FOR
Team A
AGAINST
Team B
CHAIR
Dr Mo Lovatt
JUDGES
Jonathan Floyd
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Venice Allan
Felice Basbøll
Leo Villa
GROUP 2
FOR
Team D
AGAINST
Team E
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
JUDGES
Charley Allan
Sally Taplin
Austin Williams
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Omar Loubak Mohamed
Eleanor Kavanagh-Brown
11:30-13:45 Lunch and break
13:50-14:50 | DEBATE 2:
Tourism benefits the world
GROUP 1
FOR
Team B
AGAINST
Team C
CHAIR
Tom Collyer
JUDGES
Jonathan Floyd
Faith Spear FRSA
Sally Taplin
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Venice Allan
Felice Basbøll
Leo Villa
GROUP 2
FOR
Team E
AGAINST
Team F
CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Omar Loubak Mohamed
Eleanor Kavanagh-Brown
15:00-16:00 | DEBATE 3:
Populism is a threat to democracy
GROUP 1
FOR
Team C
AGAINST
Team A
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
JUDGES
Charley Allan
Faith Spear FRSA
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Venice Allan
Felice Basbøll
Leo Villa
GROUP 2
FOR
Team F
AGAINST
Team D
CHAIR
Tom Collyer
JUDGES
Austin Williams
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Omar Loubak Mohamed
Eleanor Kavanagh-Brown
16:00-16:15 Winners of group stage announced
Friday 23 May: Beyond Bars Question Time and Final
09:30 Arrival
10:00 Welcome
10:10-11:30 Beyond Bars Question Time
Panellists: TBC
Chaired by: Claire Fox
11:30-13:45 Lunch and break
13:50-15:20 | BEYOND BARS GRAND FINAL
Britain should pay reparations for its colonial past
FOR
Winners Group 1
AGAINST
Winners Group 2
CHAIR
Dr Mo Lovatt
JUDGES
Inaya Folarin Iman
Dr Shahrar Ali
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
All individual judges
15:20-15:50 Results and prize-giving ceremony
WINNER: